Acute Back Pain: Management
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Acute Back Pain: Management“ von Charles Vega, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Year 4 – Selective Sub-Internship“. Der Vortrag ist dabei in folgende Kapitel unterteilt:
- Management of Back Pain
- Chronic Low Back Pain
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following is generally NOT recommended in the treatment of acute low back pain?
- Bedrest
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Physical therapy
- Acetaminophen
Which of the following interventions is most likely to prevent recurrences of low back pain?
- Exercise
- Acupuncture
- Massage therapy
- Tricyclic antidepressant
- Epidural glucocorticoid injections
Epidural steroid injections are most appropriate in which of the following conditions?
- Persistent radiculopathy due to a herniated disc
- Nonspecific low back pain
- Acute lumbosacral radiculopathy
- Spinal stenosis
- Epidural steroid injections are not appropriate for any type of low back pain.
Approximately what percent of patients with acute back pain will experience improvement of symptoms within 3 months?
- > 75%
- 50-75%
- 25-50%
- 5-25%
- < 5%
Dozent des Vortrages Acute Back Pain: Management
Charles Vega, MD
Dr. Charles Vega is the Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of California, Irvine in California, USA.
He obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Wisconsin, and completed residency training in Family Medicine at UC Irvine. Currently, he is the Executive Director of UCI’s Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community.
Due to his achievements, he earned a Macy Faculty Scholarship to improve patient-centered health education at UCI.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Vega teaches courses on Family Medicine.
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